Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-04
REVIEW OF THE CHICAGO pARKEr.

CHICAGO. May 3.-the wheat market was AZ
tive and stronger to-day accompanied bya
moderate advance In prices The market
opened at 81 &c. for June, eOi "a SIC. several
times, broke OF 20 S}isc., but closed In the la
tcst trading AZ s3' saSic., with May AZ Sc.
N heat buyers Wcro divided among tho Local
crowd but mono ~ them wanted any large
amounts carly In the day. In the afternooa.
however, they looked on IL M better pur-
chase, and June advanced 10 SIC. Thero was
little or no news on the foor, and nothing Of
any Importance talked about. There was thu
usual after talk on the subject Of yesterdays
deliveries. IL Is now positively known that
kershhy paid for about four million bushels 90
cash wheat. and that an equal quantity was dlyi.
ded up among other houses. The general belief
il now that the clique owns practically all cash
wheat A reported good export demand AZ the
.eaboard was one OF the streBgthe ming features
of the days trading. Corn was active aud
firm. Receipts show falling on, and oper-
ators were more Inclined 10 purchase. The mar
ket opened a shade higher ut 3ghc. for juno;
rose o397,c., and closed az outside ngureA Oats
we're In better demand aud stronger. Receipts
again show falling OFF. The market closed
&, higher than yesterday. Messpork In mod
crate demand in tho way OF settling up out
| standing trades at current rates. Lard openea
| steady. and gradually fell back, and closed
| 100. lower than yesterday Short-ribs were
| quiet and weak, closing i7ha9 lower.
BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 3.--Cotton duh; mid
ding, lO1,c Flour steady and nrm. Whest-
southern quiet but irm: red. sday7c. smser,
s7a9ec. western firm and higher; No. ria'sr
red. spot, g3N aa9a Maya 93% as3ac.; June,
qa ,g3i{c. July, Rhc. bid Corn-Souihern
firm aud higher: white, 62aa5 g. yellow, DDa
dc. western dull aud higher; mixed. spot t5ka
41c. ; May, 46fa41c.: June, f1aaEsc; July,
a. &c. lid. Oats firm; southern and Penn
sylysnis. Ha3Sc.; western white. 3,a5sc. we.t-
ern mixed, 8a25c. Rye nominal at Na5pc.
Hay quiet ard steady; prime 70 choice west
etn. 2lfnfi4.50. Provisions quiet and steady.
Petroleum steady; refined, Okc Sugar
Copper-rehned steady NJ 0kA9Ac. Whisky
steady at si.23ail2L freighis 70 Liverpool per
steamer duh and nominal; co,tos. "a neur.
Is 3D. grain. lid Rcceipta-Flour. f,e0 bar
roSs; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn, 5000 bush
els: Gate, "A. COO bushels Sales-Wheai, $1,000
bushels; corn $500 bushels.
sr. 1oUis.
81. LOUIS. May Flour active aud strong Tor
high grades, but DUH for all others. Wheat
cloaod &c. for May, lisc. for June, aud 40. Tor
the other months above yesterday No red,
cash, h3s asic ; May. s3aaStc.; July, 1914
s9c. Corn advanced 8ahc.. with demand or
coeding offerings; cash, 3ji ag8,. May, s5i.c.:
July, ~ 3, as7Lc Oats nrner bat not active:
cash, q a.9c. Nay, 2 &C.: June, 80 Whis-
key steady stsi.l2. Provisions dun aud weak,
with only small JOB trade.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. May 8--Flour steady. wheat
easier: No. ? red. s2as3r. Corn strong; Nos
mixed fc. Oats quiet ana siesIyi NO NIX
cd. 80. az0c. Pork stoady AZ fl7 Lard quiet
at 1855 Bulk-mcats nominal and unchanged.
Bacon easier and unchanged. Whisksy stOAiy
81 H. Hogs quiet
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE. May a-Proglsions quiet Mess-
pork nominal az sl7. Bacon Shoulders, $3.50:
cler-rib f.dse, $50; clear sides. o. Is. Hans,
sl2aSl3. Lard, s. e5eSs.D. Grain nrm. No Z
red winter wheat, 81. Corn-No. rnits, az
ai3c. Oats-No. }. Bic
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON. y. C.. May a-Tuspennss
6rm at a2iic Resin steady; strained, 90. good
strained. 30. Far hrm at ii.sA Crude mr-
Peutine iim; hard, ,l30; yellow-iip and VIZ
sin, san
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK. May 2-Cotton-Not receipts,
! tale; gross receipts. ! so bales. Futures
closed steady; sales 100 bales; May. sio.5sa
1000; June. fl06atl0e6; July. ti070;
August, 40 6asi0.U; september, tl0.uatiQts:
October, g. ssasl000; November, ss.s5ay9.d;
December, .eSias9-d
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, May 3-SOon. Cotton dun. with
downward tendency; uplands, ii-i6i.; Orleans,
5Ad.; sales. 500 bales; for speculation and
export. $40 balos receipts, 6,00O bales; Amsri-
csD, 5,Ns bsles. Futures dun al adecliso; May
47-s4d. July aud August. 5 tsSist l7-cld.:
August aud September. 5 49-tid. (; september
and October. ; {3-Sla5 42-Gld. October ana No
yomber. 3l-5sa3 1i-Csd. November AMI De-
cembor, 3i-6id. September, 5i-Sfa5 s-5lt.
Wheat firm; demand fair; holders Offer
sparingiy; California No. l, "a. iid.aSs. IA.
Corr arm; demand fair; new mixed western,
Is. I'D.
~. M-sales OF American. 1910 bales; May,
$3.50. Luysr; May aud June. 43-s4d,
buyer; June and July. ii-6fd.. buyer; July
and August, 5 to-6id.. buyer; August ana Sep
tember. 5 ls-Sld., buyer; september aud octs-
hal itIK
S3-6ld., buyer; November and December,
3i-0io.. selier; September. S i9etd.. buyer.
Futures fat
4P May. 3 1874, seller; May and June,
ACID, seller; Dune and July. ss-std-, buy
err: July and August. 1874, buyer; August
aud September, iSeid., buyer; September
and October. 5 fs-5ii., seller; October and No
yember. std. value; November and Do
ccmber, 5 81 cd, seller: September. 5 sod,
buyer. Futures closed quiet but steady.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKEr.
fKeported for tae Dispatch.l
MAY 3.--Market firm and salos reported on
private terms. The demand n fair for tho bsos
goods. Prime, Sha34c.: fancy. &C.: CON-
mon. ika5c. shelled, Saic.; factory h&nd-
picked. ts5c.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
REPORTED for the DispatchLI
NAY 3-Tho market continues Quot but
steady at quotations. Receipts and saes light
stock Of spanish exhausted.
FINANCIAL